Suspenders



J. JACOBS Oct. 27, 1931.

SUS FENDER S Filed March 14, 1931 Patented Oct. 27, 1931 UNITED STATES "PEATENroFFi-CE JOSEPH JACOBS, OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE A. J. DONAHUE CORPORATION SUSPENDERS Application filed March 14, 1931.

This invention relates to an improvement in suspenders and particularly to Suspenders adapted to be sold in separate units.

The object of this invention is to produce a suspender which may be separated into three units but which, when assembled, will provide the necessary rigidity and equal strain upon the connecting ends, and the in-v vention consists in the construction as will be hereinafter described and particularly re cited in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is a plan view showing a pair'of Suspenders constructed in accordance with my invention;

Fig. 2is a sectional view taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1, enlarged;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the ends of the shoulder-straps and back-member separated from each other;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one forni of coupling-member Fig. 5 is a plan yView of a modified form of coupling-member; and

Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken on the line 6 6 0f Fig. 5.

In carrying out my invention, I employ two shoulder-straps 10 and 11 formed from the usual suspender material, either elastic or non-elastic, and each provided with a tab 12 adjustably connected with the straps by buckles 13 of usual construction.

.To the opposite ends of the straps are attached loops 14 and 15. These are formed from strips of leather or other suitable material, iirmly stitched to the straps and so arranged that each loop has a fold which entends at an obtuse angle to the outer longitudinal edge of the shoulder-strap to which the respective loop is attached for the purpose as will hereinafter appear.

The back-member 16 is provided with the usual buttonhole-members 17 and is formed from the strip of material folded midway of its length, the ends being connected by the Serial No. 522,641.

buttonliole-members. The loops 14 and 15 and the loop of the back 16 are connected together by a metal coupling in the form of a loop.

As shown in Fig. 4, one member 18 may be this way, the two loops of the shouldeistrap are brought into horizontal plane, from which the shoulder-straps extend forming a V and so that the strain is in a direct line upon the back-member.

Instead of forming the coupling-member as shown in Fig. 4.-, it may be formed as shown in Fig. 5 in which one U-shaped member 20 is formed from round wire and the other member 21 is also formed from wire, but with grooves 22 in its outer faces to receive the ends of the member 20. In either case, the coupling-member will retain its position by friction and this friction is increased by the strain upon the three straps of the suspenders.

I thus provide, in avery simple way, a pair of Suspenders which may be separated into three units, but which, when connected together, will be in position to withstand the strain necessarily imposed upon them.

I claim:

l. A pair of Suspenders comprising two shoulder-straps, each provided with a loop, each loop having a fold which extends at an obtuse angle to the outer longitudinal edge iSO "ff Y 1,829,51

j 2. A YpairV of sus enders` comprising two shoulder-straps, eac provided with a loop, each loop having a, foldwhioh extends at 'anVV Iobtuse angle to the outer longitudinal edge 5' of the shoulder-strap to which the respective loop is attached, a back-member formed with a loop, and Ya two-part separable coupling? member `connecting the shoulder-straps with the back-member.

l 10 In testimony-whereof, I hane signed this specificati 011.V

JOSEPH 'JACOBS'. y 

